Rankings

How Canadian schools stack up in QS rankings (part two)

Subject rankings for psychology, law, economics…

Here are the top five highest ranked universities in the QS World University Rankings by Subject and the rankings of all Canadian schools for arts, humanities, and business. For science, engineering, and health disciplines click here. For the full rankings, visit TopUniversities.com.

Sociology

1. Harvard University (United States)
2. University of California, Berkeley (UCB) (United States)
3. University of Oxford (United Kingdom)
4. London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (United Kingdom)
5. University of Chicago (United States)

16. University of Toronto
33. McGill University
40. University of British Columbia
45. Queen’s University
51-100. Université de Montréal, University of Alberta
101-150. McMaster University, Western University, Université du Québec, University of Waterloo, York University
151-200. Carleton University, Concordia University, Dalhousie University, Laval University, Simon Fraser University, University of Calgary, University of Ottawa, University of Victoria

Psychology

1. Harvard University (United States)
2. University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
3. Stanford University (United States)
4. University of Oxford (United Kingdom)
5. University of California, Berkeley (UCB) (United States)

13. University of Toronto
18. McGill University
20. University of British Columbia
50. Western University
51-100. McMaster University, Queen’s University, Université de Montréal, University of Alberta
101-150. Dalhousie University, Simon Fraser University, University of Waterloo, York University
151-200. Carleton University, University of Calgary

Politics and International Studies

1. Harvard University (United States)
2. University of Oxford (United Kingdom)
3. London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (United Kingdom)
4. Yale University (United States)
5. Stanford University (United States)

22. University of British Columbia
23. University of Toronto
30. McGill University
51-100. Université de Montréal
101-150. Queen’s University, Simon Fraser University, Western University, Université du Québec, University of Alberta, University of Calgary, University of Ottawa, York University
151-200. Carleton University, Dalhousie University, McMaster University, University of Waterloo

Philosophy

1. University of Oxford (United Kingdom)
2. University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
3. Harvard University (United States)
4. University of California, Berkeley (UCB) (United States)
5. Princeton University (United States)

11. University of Toronto
24. McGill University
25. University of British Columbia
51-100. Western University
101-150. McMaster University, Queen’s University Université de Montréal, Université du Québec, University of Alberta, University of Calgary, University of Ottawa, University of Victoria, University of Waterloo, York University
151-200. Carleton University, University of Guelph, University of Windsor

Modern Languages

1. Harvard University (United States)
2. University of Oxford (United Kingdom)
3. University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
4. Yale University (United States)
5. Princeton University (United States)

7. University of Toronto
20. McGill University
22. University of British Columbia
51-100. Université de Montréal, York University
101-150. University of Alberta
151-200. Queen’s University, University of Calgary, University of Victoria

Linguistics

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (United States)
2. Harvard University (United States)
3. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) (United States)
4. Stanford University (United States)
5. University of Oxford (United Kingdom)

16. University of Toronto
17. McGill University
17. Université du Québec
25. University of British Columbia
51-100. Université de Montréal, York University
101-150. Simon Fraser University, University of Alberta, University of Calgary, University of Ottawa
151-200. Carleton University, Queen’s University, Western University, University of Victoria

Law

1. Harvard University (United States)
2. Yale University (United States)
3. University of Oxford (United Kingdom)
4. University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
5. Columbia University (United States)

19. University of Toronto
20. McGill University
22. University of British Columbia
51-100. Université de Montréal, University of Alberta, University of Calgary, York University
101-150. Dalhousie University, Queen’s University, Université du Québec, University of Ottawa
151-200. Western University

History

1. University of Oxford
2. University of Cambridge
3. Harvard University
4. University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
5. Princeton University

14. University of Toronto
23. University of British Columbia
36. York University
41. McGill University
51-100. Laval University, McMaster University, Queen’s University, Simon Fraser University, Western University, Université de Montréal, Université du Québec, University of Alberta

Geography

1. University of Oxford (United Kingdom)
2. University of California, Berkeley (UCB) (United States)
3. University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
4. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) (United States)
5. London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (United Kingdom)

8. University of British Columbia
11. University of Toronto
18. McGill University
51-100. McMaster University, Queen’s University, Simon Fraser University, University of Alberta, University of Victoria,
York University
101-150. Carleton University, Université de Montréal, University of Calgary, University of Waterloo
151-200. Dalhousie University, Laval University, Ryerson University, Western University, University of Guelph, University of Saskatchewan

English Language

1. University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
2. Harvard University (United States)
3. University of Oxford (United Kingdom)
4. Yale University (United States)
5. University of California, Berkeley (UCB) (United States)

10. University of British Columbia (Canada)
10. University of Toronto (Canada)
19. McGill University
51-100. Queen’s University, University of Alberta, University of Calgary, York University
101-150. McMaster University, Western University, Université de Montréal
151-200. Carleton University, Concordia University, Simon Fraser University, University of Victoria

Economics and Econometrics

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (United States)
2. Harvard University (United States)
3. University of Chicago (United States)
4. Princeton University (United States)
5. London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (United Kingdom)
5. Stanford University (United States)

22. University of Toronto
30. University of British Columbia
48. McGill University
51-100. Queen’s University, Western University,
101-150. Université de Montréal, Université du Québec, York University
151-200. McMaster University, Simon Fraser University, University of Alberta

Accounting

1. Harvard University (United States)
2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (United States)
3. London Business School (United Kingdom)
4. Stanford University (United States)
5. London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (United Kingdom)

35. University of British Columbia
37. University of Toronto
42. McGill University
51-100. Western University, Université de Montréal, Université du Québec, University of Alberta
101-150. Concordia University, Queen’s University, University of Calgary, York University
151-200. Carleton University, Laval University, Simon Fraser University, University of Waterloo

Education

1. Harvard University (United States)
2. Stanford University (United States)
3. University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
4. University of California, Berkeley (UCB) (United States)
5. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) (United States)

13. University of Toronto
25. McGill University
27. University of British Columbia
51-100. University of Alberta, University of Ottawa
101-150. Dalhousie University Simon Fraser University, Western University, Université de Montréal, Université du Québec
151-200. Concordia University, Queen’s University, University of Calgary

Communication and Media Studies

1. Stanford University (United States)
2. Columbia University (United States)
3. National University of Singapore (NUS) (Singapore)
4. University of California, Berkeley (UCB) (United States)
5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (United States)

18. McGill University
51-100. Université du Québec
101-150. Concordia University, Simon Fraser University, Western University, University of Alberta, York University
151-200. Dalhousie University, Ryerson University, Université de Montréal, University of Calgary, University of Ottawa

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